The Heart of a City

Any port authority must ensure that every container stays in motion whether on the waters, roads, or rail systems. To that end, the Hamburg Port Authority unified four previously separate network infrastructures and became much more efficient.

CIO Dr. Sabastian Saxe describes how his team lowered operation and management costs and gained a more powerful network. The team's initial skepticism was transformed into a willingness to cooperate. Curiosity to experiment and design more efficient processes came to characterize this e-government award-winning project.